charlie has been called the best political handicapper in the nation by "the new york times," and bob schieffer called "the cook report" "the bible of the political community." many of us think he walks on water. please welcome charlie cook. [applause] >> boy, if i can walk on water it must be pretty thick ice. thank you all for coming. if i am one of the most respected, boy, that is a low bar in this town. anyway, thank you very much. greg and i have been friends somewhere over 25 years, close to 30. this relationship with united technologies has been great. boy, this room -- you guys are in prince william county, they are in prince george's county. look at the span. thank you all for coming out. this is just quick reactions. i want to get to glen and fred, two of the very, very best pollsters and in the business. their firms are sort of the nordstroms on their respective sides of the aisle, just very, very large an enormously high quality and incredibly well regarded. and longtime good friends. i want to have plenty of time with those guys. just some quick reaction to what happened